What color is #61696E?

#61696E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61696E?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 110: 97 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61696E?

The complementary color is #6E6661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61696E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61696E color

#61696E rgb(97, 105, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61696E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 43.1% blue (97, 105, 110).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#61696E color codes

HEX	`#61696E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, -1.94, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 4.31, 243.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.795, 13.77, 16.733)`
Decimal	`6383982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61696E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61696E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61696E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61696E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61696e; }
.text { color: #61696e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61696e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61696e, #61626e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61696E?: #61696E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61696E?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 110: 97 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61696E?: The complementary color is #6E6661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61696E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.